Lovecoast | Help You

Keep an eye out for Lovecoast! This Vancouver native band describes their style as indie R&B/soul pop group. This young band certainly reaches to the past for nostalgic vibes and you can hear it in their music. Lovecoast made CBC's Searchlight Regional Top 10 list and even shared the stage with our good friends in Close Talker.

The band will be coming to Saskatoon for their first time on May 18 at Capitol Music Club.

Drew Tofin | One Night Album

Drew Tofin is dropping his album One Night on February 3, 2015. I was lucky enough to get an early listen and damn was it good! If you don't know Drew personally, this guy is very talented coming from a family of musicians and having an appreciation of all genres. His album has a collection of 11 songs. It has a smooth and jazzy feel featuring his own rendition of songs by Fleetwood Mac, Barry White, Robbie Williams, Elvis and more.

I personally loved the raw live sound that the album had. His clear cut voice is strong and holds my attention from the start to the finish. My favourite songs had to be Say You Love Me (Ft. Denise Valle), Angels and I'll Always be Right There. These are songs I remember listening to as a child, my parents used to play the cassette tapes in the old family vehicle. Grab an album and stay tuned for his next show, this man is a true performer! I'm excited to see what Drew has cooking up for us next.

You can purchase your own album on February 3rd at drewtofin.com 

Yours Truly

Sirvis for LRG

Being on Instagram can give us photo envy or can inspire us. Depending on who we follow, we may see fit individuals, crazy artwork or videos of professional athletes. I've been following VisionElie for a while now and he has given me the idea to photograph people holding or playing with smoke bombs. After shooting, I think they're fun to photograph, instantly making your photo colourful and being the main attraction. I wanted to use the sun, bridge and water to give off a warm feeling (it was cold in fact) and use the dark field to give off an eerie feeling.

I've gotten to know Sirvis from working at the shop (Momentum) and the dude has been grinding with his artwork and music. He's been working so hard that he has gained the attention of LRG, so I instantly thought of him being the perfect model for this smoke bomb experiment that I have been playing with in my head. The mixture of LRG's classic streetwear graphics and fits combined with the gas mask, allowed me to capture exactly what I had envisioned.

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Meals Interrupted by Davide Luciano & Claudia Ficca

Just a taste isn't always good conversation, food exploring and point and shoots. Sometimes shit hits the fan and the sitting doesn't end up going as you want... ew.

Art couple Davide Luciano & Claudia Ficca, a fine art photographer and food stylist respectively, teamed up to create uncomfortable settings in elaborate dining table experiences with the "Meals Interrupted" photo series. Feast your eyes on 'honeyed', 'charred', 'soaked', 'tossed', and 'Al Dente' below.

If they were to do an overview of my Meal Interrupted it will be called 'shop till you drop'. The table would be my bed filled with Doritos, empty chip bags and unopened 2 litre Gatorades. Sprinkled throughout the scene my limbs and beer bottle caps. A late night interrupted by a 4AM mission to 7/11.

Davide Luciano - Web/Twitter/Facebook

Claudia Ficca - Web/Twitter/Facebook

the Method to my Madness,

The Other Guy: Munny's

The Other Guy is an artist from Saskatoon who spends time creating artwork on unique items. These unique items would be Kid Robot figures, specifically their Munny. Do-it-yourself Munny's are quite popular to work on around the world. They are white figurines like the one below.

The Other Guy takes these toys apart and paints/colours them to portray a theme or a character. I have always been intrigued of how he gets the idea to create the characters he does and how he does it. They are very professionally done. In the past he has sold his Munny's at expos or in-store at Unreal City. But as of now, the only way to buy them is online. Below are some of the ones that he has for sale.

Like him on Facebook at The Other Guy.
Follow him on Twitter at @TheOtherGuy.

Yours Truly

Zidane vs Materazzi by Adel Abdessemed

Remember the World Cup final in 2006? Well, this sixteen-foot high statue has been put outside of Paris' Centre Pompidou.

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Blackout Creative: Sailor Dan Interview

Simon at Blackout Creative, a local artist and graphic designer recently had an interview with Sailor Dan. Simon explains how the two of them met, their upcoming project and a little interview to end things off. Expect a tee to drop by the end of May 2012.

Hit the link to read the interview.

Hopefully you will see something from Simon and us in the future.

Love the North